What can I say about the movie "Warrior" but that it was one great movie. Believe me when I say that a movie is great, it is not something that I say lightly. When it comes to movies, I may say it was good, OK, very entertaining and so on. This movie had many of the pieces that is needed for a perfect flick. The story was strong, the acting was superb, and the soundtrack was very timely. The only bad thing about the movie was that I should have not waited to rent it. It is something I should have seen in theaters.

First of all, the only reason for the delay of watching the movie was that it involved mixed martial arts. I am a fan of MMA, but past movies that has involved MMA had been average at best. They had weak story lines and horrible fight choreography. Not the case with this movie. The story is focused on the main characters, not MMA. MMA was the common connection between the main characters. It is about two brothers, one a former marine and the other a former UFC fighter turned physics teachers who are both facing their own problems. They both enter an MMA tournament for their own reasons. One brother is battling demons from his past and the other needs money for his daughter's medical care. Once again the story is not dominated by their personal problems, the problems also were used as a tool for the reasons they take the paths they take. At one point I found myself pulling for one brother, but by the end I was torn on who to root for and I found myself getting emotional.

The fights were brutal and well choreographed. Yes, there were some parts that may be considered over the top, but hey its a movie. I did find myself cheering as if I were watching a real UFC event. Once again, the movie is not dominated by the fights, they are a great tool for the movie. Even someone who is not a fighting fan would appreciate these scenes.

The acting from Tom Hardy(Bane on Dark Knight Rises), Joel Edgerton (Owen Lars on Episodes II and III of Star wars), and Nick Nolte (if you don't know who that is, well.......) was superb. During the movie I forgot they were actors and I could have sworn these are real people. They had me sucked into the story and really involved with the characters.

It has been a long time since a movie had me so engrossed. This was a true work of art. I highly recommend it. I score this movie a 9.5 out of ten. If you have not seen it yet, it is a must see.

Ok, yesterday i read an IGN article came out in regards to the Console Showdown of 2011. It is so ridiculous how many people people took this so seriously. So many people were so butthurt by the article and the comments were hilariously idiotic. Don't get me wrong, some comments were solid with detailed reasons why they disagree with the IGN article. On the other hand, oh my wretchedness, the name calling as well is crazy. The bragging of "I am better than you because I'm the real winner who has all consoles," was even worse. "mommy and daddy love me more than your parents love you," was also around, but If they were indeed children doing that, i can overlook that since it is children acting like children. It's the ones that claim to be adults that makes it all ridiculous.

There were many people calling the IGN article writer and idiot, moron, dumb-A and so on. My question to those people are, if they are so stupid, why do you continue to read the article? Seriously people, if you are that unhappy with IGN, stay off of their site. Now do I agree with everything IGN writes? No, as a matter of fact, I disagree with A LOT of IGN reviews, article, opinions and so on. Sometimes i will reply with why i either agree or disagree, or I just nod in approval or shrug my shoulders in dis approval and move on with my life (i know, how is it moving on with my life if i'm reading a blog on it?).

Who are we to act all high and might because we prefer one console over another. I myself prefer PS and Nintendo. I have tried X-Box and has not been my cup of tea. Do I put those who prefer X-box over anything else down? No, and i don't expect to be put down because I prefer other consoles. The same goes with phones and tablets by the way. I prefer Apple over anything else in those areas, I i Try not to put Android users down. Just kidding, i don't put them down at all. Its all a matter of preference and we are all free to choose. Yes, others are free to put others down, but it shows a lack of maturity, intelligence, class, and most of all a lack of a life.

I had been contemplating writing a blog on gaming being ageless. I came across another blog that confirmed my decision. The author of the post was questioning if he was too old for public gaming. Short answer, no. I could never understand the stigma on grown men/women who love to play video games, whether it be gaming at home or in public. Gaming is just another hobby that can cross the generation gap. No different from having a catch with your son or a mom playing barbies with her daughter (these are just examples, I'm not trying to assign gender roles). It is just another form of entertainment, just as going to a movie or a concert.

Let me continue by saying I am 37, been married for 13 years and have 3 children ages 11, 7, and 5. Yes I do have a full time job where I work at least 60 hours a week. I am very active at my church and my family comes first. I also find some time to squeeze in some gaming. No I do not get the opportunity to put a lot of hours everyday, but when I do get some days off, I do dedicate at least one day for gaming. My family is provided for and necessity always trumps recreation. My children join me in gaming. It is one of many tools i use to bond with my children. Yes there are times when I am up until the wee hours of the morning playing games. There have been times when my wife has been asked how can she stand for me to sit in the living room playing PS3, or the Wii and other consoles while drinking a few brewskis. She quickly answers she always knows where I am, and that she would rather have me at home playing games and drinking instead of getting lap dances at titty bars and wondering what I am doing while I'm not answering my phone. They quickly back away after she lays that on them because that is what their husbands are doing.

As for portable gaming. Yes, I do play the DSi (soon a 3DS) and my PSP (soon a Vita) out in public. Yes, people do stare as if I am some loser. To heck with them. These are the same people who are playing game apps on their smartphones (i play on my iPhone as well). Some of them may be the same people who might play WoW or look at porn on their laptops while sitting in a Starbucks. Me kicking ass on SuperMario 3D Land in public is no difference. Why is one form of mobile entertainment accepted and others seem taboo for a grown man. You do what you enjoy and I will do what I enjoy.

In conclusion I want to say to those of you judging adults for the form of entertainment they choose, its time to lay off and think about the issues I brought up. To anyone who is an "older" adult who feels they are being judged because of their gaming, don't worry about those other people. As long as you are responsible with the necessities of life and if you are providing for your family and attention is not being taken away from those you love, then play your hearts out. There are many other worse things you could be doing.

I prompted to write this due to someone eles's previous blog about personal memorable achievements in gaming. As I responded in the blog, one of my greatest if not the greatest for me personally, was when I finished the original Metal Gear game on the NES back in 1989. Of course I had already finished Super Mario Bros. multiple times. Before the NES most games that I knew of did not have an end game. They used to go on and on. For those of you who may be too young to remember, games on the Atari 2600 had no finishing stories. As a matter of fact, no one cared about finishing games, they cared about scores so there was no need for an end story.

With that said, there did come a game which I completely forgot about on the Atari 2600 that did have a story and an ending. The name of that game, E.T. Yes there was a game based on the movie. Of course the point of the game was more or less the story of the movie, except without Elliot, Michael, and Gertie. ET was the only character in the movie. You moved around from screen to screen in search of all the components for his communication device. Once you find all the components, you venture to the rendezvous point at the correct time and are taken away on a very pixelized star-ship to home.

The second game that I finished was also on the Atari 2600 and that game was called Journey. Yes, based on the band, Journey. The point of this game was to fight through the many fans, obstacles, and whatever the developers could scrounge up to ultimately reach a space ship (yes a spaceship) and fly away to freedom. It was a very frustrating game, but it hooked me until I was able to get to the end. It was corny at best, but hey, I took what I could get because not even Atari games came cheap in that day.

Now I'm sure some of you are now thinking "Damn, this guy is old" and yes I am. If you are being told to grow up and get away from video games, I am living proof you can be a responsible adult who supports a family of five and contributes to society yet still have time to enjoy a kick-ass video game. But that is for another blog.

OK folks, I have been playing CoD for quite some time now. Sadly, I am not any good at it. As a result, people call me noob online not knowing that i just suck at it. Don't get me wrong, i do have my moments at times and have a kick butt run. Hey, i have even won a few Free For Alls. But some folks get mad because I suck. Seriously? Take the easy kills you get from me and move on. I was told by someone who bragged on himself a lot that I am making it easier for others to beat him. Well if he were as good as he bragged, who would get to me first and kill me.

Look folks, there are actually people in online land that no matter how much they suck at it, they enjoy playing. The game play is fluid, the action is non stop, and I like interacting with folks who are not total bags of douche. Yes if my kill to death ratio were a batting average, I would not make it out of spring training, but does that make me lose the right to play online? Yes there are other games where I kick major butt online and there are those that I do not. I would never tell someone I'm playing against who may not be as good as me to get off and let the good ones play. All were noobs at one point and the only way to get better is to keep playing. It is easier for all to have fun when you don't try to take the fun away from others.